Where does “មាតុ” come from?

មាតុ (Khmer) comes from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

មាតុ (Khmer): in compounds mother

Definitions

  1. in compounds mother

Ancestry of “មាតុ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
2Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “មាតុ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →